diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
index 3a82c00c501..a00ba9ab7b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ ${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "4.13") ''
 
 # Perform usercopy bounds checking.
 HARDENED_USERCOPY y
+${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "4.16") ''
+  HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK n
+''}
 
 # Randomize allocator freelists.
 SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM y